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OTTAWA — The interim leader of Canada's newest fledgling federal party says he wants it to be an option for people who are tired of both the governing Liberals and the Conservatives, who he says are guilty of "rage farming.

OTTAWA — Conservative MPs were told not to post online or talk to media about competing protests on Parliament Hill that saw protesters clashing over how schools should handle LGBTQ+ issues.

OTTAWA — The emergency lane on the street along Parliament Hill was blocked by trucks that had chained themselves together during the "Freedom Convoy" protest in Ottawa last year, the city's emergency services manager told the court Wednesday.

MONTREAL — Several parents say they were left with serious doubts after a tense Tuesday evening information session about a supervised drug-use site opening near their children's Montreal elementary school. Marie-Ève Bourrelle was among them.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre introduced a private member's bill in the House of Commons Wednesday that outlines a plan to address the national housing crisis.

OTTAWA — The Atlantic Liberal caucus is slamming the Conservative party for opposing new legislation that would extend the Atlantic accords to include renewable energy.

OTTAWA — The Canadian government says it's "gravely concerned" about Azerbaijan escalating its military intervention in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, and the Tories are warning of ethnic cleansing.

OTTAWA — The federal privacy watchdog says Canada Post is breaking the law by gleaning information from the outsides of envelopes and packages to help build marketing lists that it rents to businesses.

VICTORIA — The governments of British Columbia, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador lost up to $2.47 billion in tax revenues over four years due to the growth in illegal tobacco sales, says a convenience industry report.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.